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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Charles Lefebvre, Marie Van Houtte, Maurice Bernardin, Madame 0. Raster, 
Duke of Wellington, Devonientis, Camille Bernardin, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
and Dr. Andry. The silver medals for the best Hybrid Perpetual and the 
best Tea or Noisette in the nurserymen’s classes were both award' d to 
blooms in this stand, the former to Boieldieu, a large and beautifully fresh 
flower, and the latter to Souvenir d’Elise, a superb bloom. The second 
prize in the seventy-two class went to Mr. F. Cant of Colchester, for a 
moderately good collection : the blooms were somewhat small, and many 
lacked freshness, but Souvenir d’Elise, Baronne de Rothschild, Mrs. Jowitt, 
Madame Lacharme, and others were excellent. Messrs. Paul & Son, The 
Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, secured the third place, not far behind the second 
prizewinner ; and Mr. Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, was awarded 
the fourth prize. Four other collections were shown. 
In class 2, for forty-eight varieties of three trusses each, Mr. B. R. Cant 
again took first honours, showing beautiful boxes. The following were the 
varieties :—Souvenir d’Elise, Duke of Wellington, Merveille de Lyon (very 
fine); Ferdinand de Lesseps, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Boieldieu, Madime 
Lacharme, Piince Arthur, Capitaine Christy, Marie Baumann, Marguerite 
de St. Amand. and Countess of Rosebery. Second row—Mona. Noman, La 
Boule d’Or, Madame Cusin, Baronne de Rothschild (splendid) ; Fisher 
Holmes, Madame de Watteville, Comtesse d’Oxford, Viol :tte Bouyer, Xavier 
Olibo, Souvenir d’un Ami, Charles Lefebvre, and Madame G. Luizet. Third 
row—Innocente Pirola, Prince Camille de Rohan, Francois Michelon, Dupuy 
Jamain, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam (a beautiful bloom) ; Dr. Sewell, Rubens, 
Ulrich Brunner, Niphetos, Horace Vernet, La France, and A. K. Williams. 
Front row—Duke of Edinburgh, Marie Van Houtte, La Havre, Etoile de 
Lyon, General Jacqueminot, Marechal Niel. Emily Laxton, Devoniensis, 
Marquise de Castellane, G’.oire Lyonnaise, Mrs. Baker, and Madame Marie 
Verdier. Mr. C. Turner was a good second, showing medium-sized but very 
bright and fresh blooms ; La France, Marechal Niel, Alfred Colomb, Marie 
Baumann, and Horace Vernet being particularly good. Third and fourth 
prizes were won respectively by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, and Cran¬ 
ston’s Nursery and Seed Company, King’s Acre, Hereford, both showing 
well. Three other collections were in competition. 
Seven collections of twenty-four Tea or Noisette varieties were staged in 
class 3, and they were greatly admired. Mr. G. Prince of Oxford was first, 
and his box was a most charming one, every bloom being good in size and 
form, and all were perfectly fresh. We append the names of the varieties : 
—Back row—Comtesse de Nadaillac, Alba Rosea, Marie Sisley, Anna 
Ollivier, Mardchal Niel, Niphetos, Souvenir d’un Ami, and Etoile de Lyon. 
Middle row—Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Madame C. Kuster, La Boule d’Or, 
Princess of Wales, Souvenir d’Elise. Madame Cusin, Hon. Edith Gifford, 
and La Princesse Vera. Front row—Jean Ducher, Marquis Sanina, Rubens, 
Heine du Portugal, Madame Willermoz, Amazone, Madame Hippolyte 
Jamain, and Marie Van Houtte. Excellent blooms of Souvenir d’Elise, 
Marshal Niel, Nipheto3, Devoniensis, and Madame H. Jamain were con¬ 
spicuous in the second prize box of Mr. F. Cant; and Mr. B. R. Cant 
received third prize for a meritorious collection, the fourth falling to 
Mr. Turner, whose flowers were a little past their best. 
Division B.—In the class for twenty-four distinct, three trusses of each, 
there were four exhibitors. Messrs. Curtis, Sanford & Co., Torquay, being 
first with fresh, bright, but not very large. The varieties were Prince 
Arthur, Frames Michelon, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Annie Wood, Beauty 
of Waltham, Violette Bouyer, Magna Charta, Reynolds Hole, Horace 
Vernet, Marguerite de St. Amand, Merveille de Lyon, Dupuy Jamain, Marie 
Rady, Jean Ditcher, Baroness Rothschild, Charles Lefebvre, Marie Baumann, 
Abel Grand, Madame Gab iel Luizet, Duke of Wellington, Alfred Dumesnil, 
Madame H. Jamain, Marie Verdier, and Lord Macaulay. These stands had 
a pretty appearance, there being a good proportion of dark and light varieties. 
Messrs. J. Jeffries & Son, Cirencester, were second, showing Annie LaxtoD, 
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Beauty of Waltham, Marie Verdier, Queen of 
Queens, and Mons. Noman very well. Messrs. G. Cooling & Son, Broad 
Street, Bath, were third with a good collection, and Messrs. J. Burrell and 
Co., Howe House Nurseries, Cambridge, were fourth. 
Seven competitors entered with twenty-four single trusses. Mr. G 
Mount, St. Dunstan’s, Canterbury, was awarded first honours for a bright 
collection of medium size blooms. The varieties were Marie Baumann, 
Baroness Rothschild, Lord H -rbert, Souvenir d’un Ami, Le Havre, Caroline 
Kuster, Alfred Colomb, Franqois Michelon, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Lord 
Macaulay, Violette Bouyer, Dr. Andry, Innocente PiroR, Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Capt. Christy, A. K. Williams, Marechal 
Niel, Fisher Holmes, Marie Van Houtte, Madame Cusin, Louis Van Houtte, 
Souvenir de la Malmaison, Xavier Olibo. Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, 
Yorkshire were second, having Horace Vernet, Xavier Olibo, Meiveille de 
Lyon, and John Hopper in capital condition. Mr. T. Bunyard, Ashford, 
Kent, secured the third prize for good blooms of the leading varieties— 
Star of Waltham, Alfred K. Williams, small but bright, and Marie Baumann, 
neat. Mr. J. Mattock, New Headington, Oxford, was fourth. 
in Class 7, for eighteen Teas or Noisettes, Mr. J. Mattock, New Head¬ 
ington, Oxford, received the premier award for eighteen Tea or Noisette 
varieties, showing medium sized, but fresh, clear blooms of the following 
varieties :—Back row—Madame Berard, Niphetos, Marshal Niel, Souvenir 
de Paul Neyron, Jean Ducher, and Devoniensis. Middle row—Innocente 
Pirola, Marie Van Houtte, an unnamed bloom, Souvenir d’Elise, Madame 
Welch, and Souvenir d’un Ami. Front row—Catherine Mermet,La Boule d’Or, 
Comtesse de Nadaillac, Jean Pernet, Comtesse Riza du Parc, and Madame 
H. Jamain. Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., Howe House Nurseries, Cambr dge, 
were easily second ; Mr. G. Mount, St. Dunstan’s, Canterbury, third with 
larger blooms, past their best, however; and Messrs. J. Jtfferies & Son, 
Cirencester, fourth. 
Division C.—The challenge trophy for forty-eight Roses, single trusses, 
was won by the Rev. H. Pemberton, Havering, Romford, for a good collec¬ 
tion, some of the blooms very fine, but others bad evidently suffered in 
transit. Tte varieties shown we: e Captain Christy, Mcllle. Marie Cointet, 
the Hon. Edith Gifford, Horace Vernet, Etienne Levet, Magna Charta, 
Innocente Pirola, A. K. Williams, very fine ; Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Annie 
Laxton, Madame Caroline Kuster, Mrs. Baker, La Franc®, Beauty of 
Waltham, Princess of Wales, Madame Victor Verdier, Jean Ducher, 
Hippolyte Jamain, Niphetos, Marie Rady, Madame G. Luizet, FrarQois 
Michelon, Mary Quennell, Camille Bernardin, Souvenir i_’Eli.se Vardon, 
Dr. Andry, Comtesse d’Oxford, Countess of Rosebery, Baroness Rothschild, 
Etoile de Lyon, Mons. Noman, Duke of Wellington, Merveille de Lyon, 
Charles Lefebvre, Comtesse de Naidaillac, Louis Van Houtte, Marie Verdier, 
Harrison Weir, Devoniensis, Dr. Andry, Marie Finger, William Warden, 
Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Alphonse Soupert, Bouquet d’Or, Marie Bau¬ 
mann, Duchesse de Wallombrosa, Annie Wood. The silver medal for the 
best Hybrid Perpetual was awarded for the bloom of A. K. Williams 
mentioned above. It was of grand substance, and excellent shape and 
colour. W. J. Grant, Esq., Hope End Farm, Ledbury, was second with a 
rather more irregular collection, but very fresh. J. D. Haywood, Esq , 
Woodhntch Lodge, Reigate (gardener, Mr. J. Ridout), was third, dark- 
coloured varieties predominating. S. P. Budd, Esq., 8, Gay Street, Bath, 
took the fourth place, there being eight competitors. In the first-prize stand 
two blooms named Dr, Andry were shown, which was not observed until 
after the Judges had made their awards, when, according to the Society’s 
rule, no question respecting duplicates can be considered. 
Four stands of twenty-four single trusses were staged. The first prize 
stand from Earl of Stanhope, Stevening (gardener, Mr. Gray), was remark¬ 
able for the number of bright varieties it contained, extremely fresh and 
handsome. They were as follows :—Countess of Rosebery, Louis Van 
Houtte. Mons. E. Y. Teas, Paul Jamain, Baronne Rothschild, Lady Mary 
FitzwPliam, Horace Vernet, Marie Rady, Marie Baumann, Madame Gabrbl 
Luizet, A. K. Williams, Pene'ope Mayo, Abel Carriere, La France, Comte 
Raimbaud, Alfred Colomb, Cimille Bernardin, Duke of Wellington, Captain 
Christy, Frangois Michelon, Ulrich Brunner, Etienne Levet, Mardchal Niel, 
Xavier Olibo. G. Christy, E-iq., Buckhurst Lodge, Westerham, was second, 
E. M. Bethune, E-q , Denne Park, Horsham, Sussex (gardener, Mr. II. 
Harris), third, and Gurney Fowler Woodford, Esq., fourth. 
For twelve distinct varieties, three trusses each, the Rev. Joseph 
Pemberton took the first prize with excellent blooms of Horace Vernet, 
Madams G. Luizet, Catheriue Mermet, Beauty of Waliham, A. K. Williams, 
Mdl'e. Marie Cointet, Marquise de Castellane, Marie Baumann, Charles 
Lefebvre, Etoile de Lyon, Niphetos, and Countess of Rosebery. An equal 
first prize was awarded to W, J. Grant, Esq., Hope End Farm, Ledbury, 
for a beautiful even collection of blooms, comprising A. K. Williams, Marie 
Cointet, La France, Ls Havre, General Jacqueminot, Marie Van Houtte, 
Madame Gabriel Luizet, Marie Rady, Horace Vernet, Anna Ollivier, 
Fi angois Michelon, and Beauty of Waltham, very fine. Mr. T. W. Girdlestone, 
Sunuingdale, Berks, was third, showing A. K. Williams, very bright ; and 
La France, good; a third prize was also awarded to T. B. Hall, Esq., Larch 
Wood, Rock Ferry. There were seven competitors. 
The competition was very keen with eighteen Teas or Noisettes, seven 
collections being staged. The premier position wa3 accorded to the Rev. 
Doctor E. G. King, Madingley Vicarage, Cambridge, for Mardchsl Niel, 
Madame Lambard, Marie Van Houtte, Souvenir d’un Ami, Madame 
Hippolyte Jamain, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Catherine Mermet, Anna 
Ollivier, Inn ^cente Pirola, Sunset, Princess of Wales, Francisca Kruger, 
Souvenir d’Elisa Vardon, a grand bloom for which the Society’s silver 
medal for the best Tea or Noisette in the amateuis’ classes was awarded; 
Adrienne Christophle, Niphetos, Jean Ducher, David Pradel, and Caroline 
Kuster. The Rev. J. Pemberton was second with rather smaller blooms,, 
and equal thirds were awarded to the Rev. Page Roberts, the Rectory, Scole, 
Norfolk, and E. M. Bethune, Esq. 
Division D. —Class 12 was for thirty-six distinct, single trusses, and this, 
the leading prize, was secured by A. j. Waterlow, Esq., Great Doods, Rei¬ 
gate (gardener, Mr. J. Brown), for a very beautiful stand of blooms, taste¬ 
fully arranged, and the lights and darks well proportioned in numbers. 
Those shown were Caroline Kuster, Duke of Wellington, Madame Lacharme, 
Marie Rady, Jules Finger, Fisher Holmes, Comtesse de Serenye, Marquise 
de Castellane, M-rveille de Lyon, Camille Bernardin, Duchesse de Valiom- 
brosa, Abel Carriere, Madame G. Luizet, Etoile de Lyon, Mrs. Baker, Inno¬ 
cente Pirola, Comte de Raimbaud, Margu rite de St. Amand, Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, Capitaine Christy, Charles Darwin, Mons. Noman, Annie Wood, 
Madame H. Jamain, Eugene Furst, Duchess of Connaught, Reynolds Hole,. 
Marie Cointet, Lord F. Cavendish, La France, Pride of Reigate, Catherine 
Mermet, A. K. Williams, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, and Marie Baumann.. 
Frederick Warde, Esq., West Farleigh, Maidstone, was a good second, but 
his blooms w re not quite so fresh as the first; and Mr. J. Edward Mitchell, 
Corbetsay, Romford, was third. For eight triplets, A. J.Waterlow, Esq., was 
placed first with Merveille de Lyon, Marie Rady, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 
Camille Bernardin, La Francs, Eugene Fiir=t, E.oile de Lyon, and Duke of 
Edinburgh, all of fine quality. Mr. E. B. Lindsell, Hitchin, was second, 
the Rev. E. H. Fellowes third, and F. Warde, Esq., fonr.h, four other 
exhibitors showing collections. 
The class for eighteen distinct,single trusses, was a very full one, eleven 
entering. Mr. G. B. Lindsell was first with charming blooms of Marie 
Baumann, Captain Christy, Horace Vernet, Jean Ducher, Duke of Welling¬ 
ton, Caroline Kuster, Marie Rady. La France, Ls Havre, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet. Prince Arthur, Baroness Rothschild, XavRr Olibo, Mardchal Niel, 
Lord Macaulay, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, A. K. Williams, and Madame 
Lacharme. This was an excellent stand and was much admired. The Rev. 
C. Garnett, Christleton, Chester, was a close second with fine blooms, but 
with several rather small. Miss Baker, Holmfels, Reigate (gardener, Mr. 
Budgen), was a good third, and W. II. Wakeley, Esq., Mackland, Rainham, 
was fourth. 
Eight stands of twelve Teas or Noisettes were entered. E. Claxton, Esq., 
The Rosery, Allerton, Liverpool, won first honours with medium sized, but 
fresh and clean, blooms of Niphetos. Comtesse de Nadaillac, Princess of 
Wales. David Pradel, Madame de Watteville, Madame Willermoz, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Innocente Pirola, Jean Ducher, Madame H. Jamain, Madame 
Cusin, and Caroline Kuster. A. J. Waterlow, Esq., was second, showing 
Catherine Mermet, Alba Rosea, Rubens, and Souvenir d’un Ami, very fine. 
The Rev. C. Garnett was third, his Madame Cusin and Comtesse de 
Naidaillac being grand blooms of these varieties. Mr. G. B. Lindsell 
followed, having Souvenir d’ Elise Yardon in capital condition. 
Division E.—In the eighteen smgle trusses class an excellent stand of 
bright fresh blooms gained premier honours for E. Mawley, Esq., Rosebank, 
Berkhampstead, with the following varieties—Charles Ltfebvre, Marquise 
de Castellane, La France, Marguerite de St. Amand, Le Havre, Xavier Olibo, 
Comtesse d’Ox r ord, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, 
